うずまき

Compound of 渦 (uzu, “whirlpool, eddy”) +‎ 巻き (maki, “rolling, winding”).[1][2][3]

Can also be parsed as the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 渦巻く (uzumaku, “to swirl”).

First cited to a text from roughly 953 CE.[1]

• (Tokyo) うず​まき [ùzúꜜmàkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝma̠kʲi]

うずまき • (uzumaki) ^{←うづまき (udumaki)?}

1. a swirling, especially of the flow of water
2. (geometry) a spiral
3. (by extension) Short for 渦巻小紋 (uzumaki komon): a spiral pattern
4. (figurative) a whirlwind of something
5. (by extension) a vortex
6. a Japanese sweet of chicken eggs in flour, mixed with caramelized sugar, wrapped in red bean paste, and sliced
7. (fishing) a type of fly fishing needle

• 螺(ら)旋(せん) (rasen, “spiral”)
• 渦(うず)潮(しお) (uzushio, “whirlpool”)
• 鳴門(なると) (naruto, “a noisy strait with whirlpools”)